Marian Koshland

Marian Koshland
Born
Marian Elliott

October 25, 1921
DiedOctober 28, 1997(1997-10-28) (aged 76)
Alma materVassar College (B.S.)
University of Chicago (M.S.; Ph.D.)
Known forResearch into antibodies and immune response
SpouseDaniel E. Koshland Jr. (1920–2007)
Children5, including Douglas Koshland
AwardsFASEB Excellence in Science Award (1989)
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology, bacteriology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley

Marian Elliott "Bunny" Koshland (October 25, 1921 – October 28, 1997) was an American immunologist who discovered that the differences in amino acid composition of antibodies explain the efficiency and effectiveness with which they combat a huge range of foreign invaders.